After ahmed karahisari. Ahmed Karahisari was one of the great Ottoman calligraphers of the sixteenth century, whose naskh style was reminiscent of ...

Glasgow Qur'an used by british troops. David Bryce of Glasgow (1845-1923) was one of the world's most prolific and successful publishers of miniatu...

Leaf from a large and impressive Mamluk Qur'an, most likely produced in Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century.Single leaf, illuminated manuscript on...

A decorative illustration of the Holy Ka'aba and surrounding monuments of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, including the Maqam Ibrahim, the Zam Zam W...

The first English translation of the Qur'an. This is the second edition of Alexander Ross's Qur'an in English, translated by Ross from a French tr...

Extensive illumination. A magnificent Kashmiri Dala'il al-Khayrat.This delicate and refined manuscript illustrates the best in North Indian manuscr...

Signed indian binding. rare example of a north indian teaching qur'an in a contemporary signed bindingIn most cases, teaching Qur'ans are plain in ...

A very attractive Shi'a prayerbook from Safavid Persia, possibly from Shiraz, containing du'a Alawi Misri in praise of the twelfth Imam Muhammad M...

Early and authentic translation. Edward William Lane (1801-1876) was a British Orientalist and very keen Egyptologist whose life had been dedicated...

Single volume, printed on paper, in Arabic, 230 x 155 mm; text printed in single column, 13 lines black naskh script, opening and closing double-[...

Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, complete, 318 leaves plus two later free endpapers, 120 x 80 mm; single column, 14 line...

The holy text of the Qur'an is divisible into thirty equal parts to facilitate the reading of one section every day of the month, each sections be...

Single volume, illuminated manuscript on paper, in Arabic, 338 leaves plus an additional free endpaper at each end, 140 x 95 mm; single column, 12...

Very attractive pocket-sized Qur'an copied in a regular scribal hand and dated 1800 AH. The Qajar dynasty began in 1797 and saw a flourish in arti...

Manuscript with Duke of Wellington association. Rare South Indian Qur'an in a contemporary Indian leather-tooled binding, present here in an excell...

Copied during the reign of karim khan zand. A fine and early example of a Qur'an produced during the Zand Dynasty in the reign of Karim Khan Zand, ...

A very attractive copy of the popular collection prayers entitled al-Sahifah al-Kamilah, intended for daily use. Copied in a very fine naskh scrip...

An unusual 'hybrid' example of a Qajar lithographed Qur'an illuminated by hand in the contemporary Qajar style of Qur'an illumination and printed ...

An attractive Ottoman Qur'an copied during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid I (r. 1774-1789). The concise calligraphy and elegant illumination thro...

Inscriptions relating to Mecca and Beit al-Haram. A work of Islamic jurisprudence by hanafi scholar Shahab al-Din (1302-67 AD), whose influence on ...